April 8, 1911 



flORTICULTURE: 



549 



CHARLES WEISS & SONS 



12" WKST 28TH ST., NEW XOBK 



TeleplioDe 1203 Madison Square 



Wholesale Florists 



Receivers and Growers of Cut Flowers. 

 Consignments Solicited. 



RECD eSL KELLER 



122 West 25th St., New York 



Florists' Supplies 



We manufacture all our 



Mital Disigns, Baskets, Wire Work & Novelties 



and are dealers in 



SItsswKi, Diuratlve Greeas ud Florists' Reqaisltes 



Flower Market Reports 



(Continued ^rotn page 347) 



The New York Her- 

 NEW YORK aid in common with 

 several Chicago dai- 

 lies comes out with a scare head 

 about the threatened shortage in the 

 Easter lily crop. In and about the 

 ■wholesale flower districts in this city, 

 however, nobody feels any alarm as to 

 the prospects for lilies or any other 

 flower which the market provides for 

 Easter. The situation at present is 

 •one of extreme dullness, characterized 

 ■by a very light demand rather than 

 by an excessive supply. Plant dealers 

 are pretty well sold out in advance. 

 Warmer and sunnier weather must be 

 had for the next few days if the qual- 

 ity of stock generally is to be up to the 

 standard. All are hopeful for a big 

 ■successful Easter. 



A canvass of the 

 PHILADELPHIA wholesale centers 

 here indicates that 

 present market conditions compare fa- 

 vorably with a year ago — meaning not 

 the same date but the same length of 

 time before Easter. There is no 

 marked increase in prices reported yet 

 the trading is of large volume, and the 

 clearance of surpluses is perhaps a lit- 

 tle better than heretofore. It is 

 thought that had milder weather con- 

 ditions prevailed a still better average 

 report would have been in order. Roses 

 have been coming in quite liberally 

 hut nothing like what would have been 

 the case it the weather had been mild- 

 er. There Is a good demand for car- 

 nations but prices rule low. Single 

 violets are about over and the indi- 

 cations are that even doubles will be 

 scarce for Easter — and that lily of the 

 valley and sweet peas will have to be 

 relied on to take their place. There 

 will be no medium American Beauties 

 for Easter — the specials and the shorts 

 being about all that are in sight at 

 present. Richmonds will also be 

 scarce and dealers are going very slow 

 about making large engagements in 

 advance on these. Orchids have been 

 plentiful and the demand rather slug- 

 gish for several weeks back, and fore- 

 casts of Easter trading in this item 

 favor lower figures than ruled last 

 year. Lilies seem to be in normal sup- 

 ply here and. as usual all kinds of 

 prices, from 6 to 17 cents, are being 

 asked. We think there is no scarcity; 

 hut that notwithstanding that condi- 

 tion good prices will be readily paid 

 for first-class stock. Daffodils are 

 plentiful now but it is doubtful If the 

 southern stock will last until Easter 



MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER 

 EXCHANGE, Inc. 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS 



Cofwignmeota Solicited 

 Hardy Fancy Fein Oar Specially 



38-40 BROADWA Y, DETROIT, MICH 



WILLIAM H. KUEBLER 



Brooklyn's Foremost and Best 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION HOUSE 



A First Class Market for all CUT FLOWBSS 



28 WiUoa{:hby St., BrooklTB, N. T. 



TaL 4661 lUla 



William F. Kasting Co. 



>A/^Holesal' 



383-387 ELLICOTT ST. 



>ris-ts 



BUFFALO, N. Y. 



NEW YORK QUOTA nONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattlsyas 



LUIas, Loncinarum 



" Lanclfollum. 



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VlaleU 



Mignonette 



Lilac, per bunch 



lulips 



Roman Hyacinths, Paper Whites. . 



Daffodils 



Freesia 



Daisies 



SnapdragoD 



Sweet Peas (per xoo bunches) 



Qardcnlas 



Adiaotum 



Saliaz 



Asparagus Plumoaua, strings 



" " & Sprsn. (100 bchs).* 



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week. A fairly good supply of green- 

 house-grown are in sight. Gardenias, 

 lilac, antirrhinum, etc., are In first- 

 class shape and promise to be in active 

 demand. 



The market last week 

 ST. LOUIS showed some changes 



from last report and 

 prices varied greatly from the week 

 previous. Stock of all kinds was very 

 much more than the local trade could 

 consume on any one day and all the 

 commission houses were loaded down 

 with all seasonable stock of extra good 

 quality. The demand was mostly for 

 the better grade of stock, which sold 

 at greatly reduced prices. Carnations 

 brought $2 per 100 for extra fancy but 

 the bulk of them did not bring over 

 $10 per 1000. Sweet peas, too, were 

 sold cheaper than any time this sea- 

 son with plenty left over after morn- 

 ing sales. Roses, the best select fancy, 

 brought not over $S per 100 and good 

 stock at $5. Beauties have been scarce 

 all week. Richmond, White Killarney 

 and Killarney sold best. Violets are 

 keeping up well but are smaller. 

 Lilies are in abundance at $S to $10 

 per 100 and it looks as though we will 

 be well supplied for Easter. The re- 

 tailers say they had a splendid March 

 business. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Brush Valley, Pa. — John Keller has 

 purchased the greenhouse of John 

 Spayd. 



Sellersville, Pa. — A Mr. Jackson has 

 purchased the greenhouse of Herbert 

 S. Nase and will use the greenhouse 

 to grow flowers. 



Indianapolis, Ind. — The Pahud Floral 

 Co. contemplates building a range of 

 houses as reported in another column. 

 They also intend to remodel office at a 

 cost of $2500, the total cost of im- 

 provements will be $9450. 



Gary, Ind. — With the intention of 

 building greenhouses and establishing 

 a florist business here. George Poole, 

 florist of Gloversville. N. Y., has been 

 here looking over property. 



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